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I saw her
in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Night at the Museum part 1 and 2.
Can you guess who she is? Sacajawea.
This is Philip Glass
with Piano Concerto Number Two after Lewis and Clark.
The President
ask Captain Meriwether Lewis
and 2nd Lieutenant William Clark to map the western half of the continent.
Lewis and Clark
and 33 other men called the Corps Of Discovery
Left Saint Louis Missouri in May.
Let's join the expedition. NOVEMBER.
(A French man by name Chabonah)
(We engage him to go on with us and take one of his wives.)
MAY.
The boat Sacagawae was riding in nearly capsized.
She recovered important papers and supplies that would have been lost.
Her calmness under duress earned the captain's respect.
Lewis and Clark named the river after her.
JULY.
(The Indian woman who has been of great service to me)
(as a pilot through this country recommends a gap)
(in the mountain.)
This pass was later chosen as the best route
for the Northern Pacific Railway. AUGUST.
(She made signs to me that they were her nation.)
(The Indian woman proved to be a sister of the Chief.)
Lewis describes the Shoshone.
(Each individual is his own sovereign master,)
(and acts from the dictates of his own mind.)
With Shoshone horses,
Guides would lead the over The Rocky Mountains.
The trip was so hard that at one point they ate candles to survive.
Sacajawea found and cooked Camas roots
to help them regain their strength. At the mouth of the Columbia River,
The captain's wanted to trade for a fur robe
they wished to give the President. NOVEMBER.
(Lewis and myself endeavored to purchase a robe with different articles.)
(We precured it for a belt of blue beads which the squaw)
(wore around her waist.) Finally they reached the Pacific.
JANUARY.
(The Indian woman was very importunate)
(to be permitted to go and was therefore indulged.)
Sacajawea saw the Ocean.
And a whale. They built a fort
to settle for the winter. It is called Fort Clatsop.
On the way back
Captain William Clark carved his name
into this pillar July 25th
1806. Named Pompey's Pillar.
In honour of Sacajawea's son John Baptiste Charbonneau.
This is Stevie Wonder
with his song 'Blackman'. And I'll let him take us out.
Sacajawea and her son traveled over 8,000 miles to the Pacific Ocean and back.
She was 16 years old.
Sacajawea A great hero
in First Nation history.